Cheese, pretzels, multi-course dinners, trendy neighborhoods and facial hair have proved to pair well with craft beer, but author Shawn Gascoyn-Bowman found the most no-brainer of them all: beer crafts.

The Colorado native lives in Portland now, but she’ll be visiting Denver during the second and third weeks of July to promote her book “Beer Crafts,” which is all about making the most of cans, bottle caps and labels through creative projects.

Our new iPad app serves as a guide to metro Denver’s bountiful breweries, beer bars and bottle shops, the holy trinity of craft beer enjoyment for followers and fans. Download the app for iPad .
Next time you head for a beer in Boulder, don’t forget your friend, Beers of Boulder and Boulder County, an iPad app from the Daily Camera. Download the app for iPad .

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In Colorado, our pint glasses overflow with excellent beer. New breweries, new batches, festivals every other week. How lucky are we? First Drafts is The Denver Post's beer blog aimed at helping you keep tabs on the state's ever-expanding craft beer culture. We offer a mash of news, event coverage, homegrown stories, tasting notes and tips to help you imbibe. Expert drinker or homebrewer? Let us know what you're loving about Colorado's beer scene. Not sure exactly what a firkin is? No worries, let us be your guide. Go ahead. Belly up and drink it in!